Death from Transfusion-Transmitted Anaplasmosis, New York, USA, 2017

Death from Transfusion-Transmitted Anaplasmosis, New York, USA, 2017

We report a death from transfusion-transmitted anaplasmosis in a 78-year-old man. The patient died of septic shock 2 weeks after a perioperative transfusion with erythrocytes harboring Anaplasma phagocytophilum. The patient’s blood specimens were positive for A. phagocytophilum DNA beginning 7 days...

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Main Authors: Ruchika Goel, Lars F. Westblade, Debra A. Kessler, Maroun Sfeir, Sally Slavinski, Bryon Backenson, Linda Gebhardt, Kathleen Kane, Jeffrey Laurence, Douglas Scherr, James Bussel, J. Stephen Dumler, Melissa M. Cushing
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2018-08-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
red blood cell transfusion
anaplasmosis
transfusion-transmitted infectious disease
Anaplasma phagocytophilum
leukoreduction
bacteria
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/24/8/17-2048_article

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